School of Business and Economics
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Item Relationship between Knowledge Management and Innovative Work Behavior among Commercial Banks in Meru County, Kenya(Stratford Peer Reviewed Journals and Book Publishing Journal of Strategic Management, 2019) Ndwiga, Christine Mwendwa; Gichohi, Paul; Nkaabu, ClementTo examine the extent to which knowledge management (KM) influences innovative work behavior (IWB) among the staff of commercial banks in Meru County, Kenya. Descriptive survey design was adopted. A structured questionnaire used to collect data in 20 commercial banks in Meru town with a population of 213 using a clustered random sampling on a sample of 110 comprising of top, middle, and lower levels management. A response rate of 92% was established. Content & convergent validity ensured data quality while cronbach's alpha value (0.7) tested the reliability of the questionnaire. Data was analyzed using the SPSS software and computed using Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Findings indicated a moderate positive correlation between KM and IWB. KM process (acquisition, sharing & application) was well established in banks processes. However, IWB process (idea generation, promotion and realization) was not well structured. Tacit knowledge requires knowledge champions as enabled by empowered leadership. To the knowledge of the authors, no previous studies have analyzed the relationship of KM and IWB nor the approach in the context of commercial banks in Meru County.Item Effect of Cash Management Automation on Financial Management in Meru County Government(International Journal of Finance, 2019) Mugambi, Bonface Mutuma; Gichohi, Paul; Kambura, SusanThe main purpose of the study was to find out if ICT adoption has a significant effect on financial management in the Meru County Government. Effective public financial management has attracted attention of many scholars in identifying the best practice and how to install fiscal disciplines. In search of good governance and sound financial management, the World Bank has been at the fore front in championing this aspect. Lack of effective financial management practices hinders effective service delivery. Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) theory is one of the model used to explain how technology is accepted by the users. Descriptive survey research design study was used. The population for this study composed of the Meru county government staff. The sample size was 70 respondents in total, questionnaires were used as the research tool whose validity and reliability was measured accordingly. Mean and regression analysis was computed when analyzing data. The findings established that Cash management automation enables county leadership to understand the true cost of service delivered by the county per activity; that Through Cash management automation, the county finance department is able to reconcile transactions data in real-timeOn Cash management automation the study concludes that successful cash management automation in any institution is essential due to difficulties that come with accessing credits whenever an organization is facing liquidity several constrains. From the findings on cash management automation the study recommends that automation systems should be fully implemented as it increases cash management. For Meru county Government to realize growth, investment in technology should be made in order to enhance service delivery and transparency in cash management.